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Pr Ntr Kmt World Religious Calendar Pagan Holy Days

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<strong>World</strong> <strong>Religious</strong> <strong>Calendar</strong> 707<br />

Time.<br />

Moon Square Mercury: The Moon is square Mercury at 5:51 p.m. Eastern Standard<br />

calendar information<br />

Information about this day using different calendars from around the world.<br />

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information<br />

Season of Semut or Shemu (Harvest or Summer)<br />

Month of Mesore (Heru-Khuiti)<br />

Day 11<br />

Zoroastrian information<br />

(Fasli calendar)<br />

Month of Tir (fourth month)<br />

Day of Hordad<br />

Day 6<br />

The day of Hordad celebrates the Av. Haurvatat, the Wholeness (Perfection or health), who presides<br />

over the waters. Special prayers from the Khorda Avesta are recited in honor of the day’s spiritual<br />

being.<br />

Activity for the day from the Counsels of Adhurbadh, Son of Mahraspand: “(124) On the day of<br />

Hordad dig your irrigation channels.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and<br />

prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).<br />

The first seven days (first week) of each Zoroastrian month celebrate Ahura Mazda and the Amesha<br />

Spentas (literally translated Beneficent Immortals). They are the highest spiritual beings created by<br />

Ahura Mazda.<br />

The Fasli, or seasonal, calendar is one of three Zoroastrian calendars still in use.<br />

Celtic (ancient Druid) information<br />

Ogham tree calendar<br />

Duir (D)<br />

Oak Moon<br />

Day 15<br />

The Celtic calendar started out as a moon calendar, but was aligned with the solar year during<br />

antiquity. Robert Graves proposed the Celtic tree calendar described here. While widely used by<br />

Neo-<strong>Pagan</strong>s, many critics dispute the authenticity. The Beth-Luis-Nion calendar (the one used here)<br />

707 of 1413 7/14/08 9:29 AM

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